pathogen

«pathogen» in Mova's school dictionary: A tiny living thing, such as a bacterium, virus or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a pathogen, pathogens)

meaning for a pupil

A tiny living thing, such as a bacterium, virus or fungus, that can cause disease. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons it explains how illnesses spread and how the immune system, vaccines, soap and cooking food properly protect us. Phrases: harmful pathogens, kill pathogens, spread of pathogens.

examples

• A pathogen is a germ that makes you ill. tree →
• Viruses and bacteria can be pathogens. tree →
• Washing your hands removes many pathogens. tree →
• Cooking chicken properly kills the pathogens in it. tree →
• White blood cells fight pathogens in the body. tree →
• Not all bacteria are pathogens; some help us digest food. tree →

note

Countable. Formal science word; in everyday talk people say germ. Adjective: pathogenic. Most microbes are harmless, so pathogen does not mean every germ.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pathogen» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.